meninges

Question 1

MENINGES OF THE BRAIN

Answer 1

Dura Mater
Arachnoid Mater
Pia Mater

Question 2

endosteal and meningeal layers

Answer 2

Dura mater

Question 3

separates dura from the vertebral column

Answer 3

Epidural space

Question 4

narrow space between the dura and arachnoid

Answer 4

subdural space

Question 5

a sickle shaped fold of dura between cerebral hemisphere

Answer 5

Falx cerebri

Question 6

Crescent shape, roof of the post cranial fossa

Answer 6

tentorium cerebelli

Question 7

sickle shape, w fixed margin containing occipital sinus

Answer 7

falx Cerebelli

Question 8

Dura Artery Supply

Answer 8

Internal Carotid
Maxillary
Mid Meningeal Artery

Question 9

Most important clinically due to possibility of damage with head injuries

Answer 9

Middle Meningeal Artery

Question 10

Thin, transparent sheath, impermeable membrane between the dura and pia matter.

Answer 10

Arachnoid Mater

Question 11

•Arachnoid projections into the venous sinuses.
•Site where csf diffuses in the bloodstream

Answer 11

Arachnoid Villi

Question 12

structures found;
cerebral art&veins
cn
csf

Answer 12

Subarachnoid Space

Question 13

vascular membrane covered by mesothelial cells and closely covering SC

Answer 13

Pia Mater

Question 14

extends to the cranial nerves and fuses with epineurium

Answer 14

Pia Mater

Question 15

Meninges of SC

Answer 15

• Dura mater
• Arachnoid mater
• Pia Mater

Question 16

thick, dense, strong which encloses SC and cauda equina

Answer 16

Dura Mater

Question 17

wide space, separation from pia mater

Answer 17

Subarachnoid Space

Question 18

extends outside of the dura

Answer 18

Filum Terminale Externum

Question 19

white fibrous filament extending from the conus medullaris to the tip of the dural sac

Answer 19

Filum Terminale Internum

Question 20

thickened pia mater on each side between the nerve roots

Answer 20

Ligamentum Denticulatum